Ghost encryption: Mobile data security model encrypting data before moving it to the cloud service provider

Abstract

Cloud Computing is the current technology that revolutionize the mobile and IT industry. Most of the mobile vendors are providing extended data storage over the cloud either with the third party cloud service provider such as Samsung Android smart phones with DropBox storage. On the other hand,Apple iPhone and Windows Phone has their own cloud data storage such as iCloud and SkyDrive respectively. However, mobile phone cloud application users are hesitant to move their data from their mobile phone to the cloud service provider because of increasing data security and privacy concern. In this paper, a mobile data security encryption model is proposed to encounter this problem. With the technical advancement in the mobile and cloud computing, an encryption algorithm is designed known as Ghost, Geometric Host for Mobile Data Security.

An Improved Security Mechanism for Protecting Data in Mobile Cloud Environment

“…Infrastructure includes the processing, storage, network and servers etc., are provisioned to the customers on demand. Here the client pays for only what they use i.e., pay-per-use basis and have no responsibility of maintaining the infrastructure [3]. Examples include Amazon EC2 etc.…”

“…The consumers can manage the deployed applications and can enhance also when needed. Example of PAAS includes Google App Engine, Windows azure, Force.com [3,9,10].…”

“…Software-as-a-service (SAAS): SAAS is a cloud model where the software applications are not created instead the provider provides the software applications running on cloud infrastructure that can be accessed easily by any user through web portal/browser. The user is free from buying, installing or maintaining the software and only pay for the amount of services used [2,3]. Example of SaaS includes Gmail, Yahoo mail etc.…”

“…The user gets authenticated again at the registration and login phase that ensures that only the authenticated user has the access to data. For the security of data, first it is encrypted with the Ghost encryption algorithm [3] and is further encrypted with the AES algorithm [22] [23] that provides high level of security. The working is explained in detail as below:-Figure 3 shows that during the first authentication phase if the Mac address of the device and seed value gets matched at both the ends i.e., client and server, the user get authenticated successfully else if not matched then fails.…”

Resource management and security issues in mobile phone operating systems: A comparative analysis

“…Due to all these functions, different mobile manufacturing companies are manufacturing the cell phones for different categories of people. Due to increase in competition, mobile manufacturing companies are increasing their mobile phone quality as well as decreasing the cost [2]. They are also providing the unique features for increasing the productivity.…”